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Keyboard Shortcuts

F1: Help
CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT+F4: Quit program
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently
Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)
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Windows program key combinations
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CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+V: Paste
CTRL+Z: Undo
CTRL+B: Bold
CTRL+U: Underline
CTRL+I: Italic
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Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects
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SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT+double click: Displays properties
SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin
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General keyboard-only commands
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F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager
ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
ALT+F4: Closes the current window
CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows XP

To: Switch FilterKeys on and off. Press: Right SHIFT for eight seconds
To: Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. Press: RIGHT ARROW
To: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. Press: RIGHT ARROW
To: Display the contents of the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
To: Collapse the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
To: Display all subfolders under the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
To: Switch ToggleKeys on and off. Press: NUM LOCK for five seconds
To: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. Press: Menu key
To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Switch High Contrast on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
To: Switch MouseKeys on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
To: Display the top of the active window. Press: HOME
To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. Press: F6
To: Refresh the active window. Press: F5
To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. Press: F4
To: Switch FilterKeys on and off. Press: Right SHIFT for eight seconds
To: Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. Press: RIGHT ARROW
To: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. Press: RIGHT ARROW
To: Display the contents of the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
To: Collapse the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
To: Display all subfolders under the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
To: Switch ToggleKeys on and off. Press: NUM LOCK for five seconds
To: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. Press: Menu key
To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Switch High Contrast on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
To: Switch MouseKeys on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
To: Display the top of the active window. Press: HOME
To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. Press: F6
To: Refresh the active window. Press: F5
To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. Press: F4
To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Switch High Contrast on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
To: Switch MouseKeys on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
To: Display the top of the active window. Press: HOME
To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. Press: F6
To: Refresh the active window. Press: F5
To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. Press: F4
To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Switch High Contrast on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
To: Switch MouseKeys on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
To: Display the top of the active window. Press: HOME
To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. Press: F6
To: Refresh the active window. Press: F5
To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. Press: F4
To: Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. Press: F4
To: Search for a file or folder. Press: F3
To: Rename selected item. Press: F2
To: Activate the menu bar in the active program. Press: F10
To: Display Help in a dialog box. Press: F1
To: Cancel the current task. Press: ESC
To: Carry out the command for the active option or button in a dialog box. Press: ENTER
To: Display the bottom of the active window. Press: END
To: Delete. Press: DELETE
To: Undo. Press: CTRL+Z
To: Cut. Press: CTRL+X
To: Search for computers. Press: CTRL+Windows Key+F
To: Paste. Press: CTRL+V
To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. Press: CTRL+UP ARROW
To: Move forward through tabs in a dialog box. Press: CTRL+TAB
To: Move backward through tabs in a dialog box. Press: CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
To: Highlight a block of text. Press: CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
To: Create shortcut to selected item. Press: CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. Press: CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. Press: CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To: Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. Press: CTRL+F4
To: Display the Start menu. Press: CTRL+ESC
To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. Press: CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To: Copy. Press: CTRL+C
To: Select all. Press: CTRL+A
To: Copy selected item. Press: CTRL while dragging an item
To: Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box in a dialog box. Press: BACKSPACE
To: View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. Press: BACKSPACE
To: Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons in a dialog box. Press: Arrow keys
To: Display the corresponding menu. Press: ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
To: Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option in a dialog box. Press: ALT+Underlined letter
To: Switch between open items.Press: ALT+TAB
To: Display the System menu for the active window. Press: ALT+SPACEBAR
To: Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. Press: ALT+SPACEBAR
To: "Close the active item, or quit the active program. Press: ALT+F4
To: Cycle through items in the order they were opened. Press: ALT+ESC
To: Displays the properties of the selected object. Press: ALT+Enter
To: View properties for the selected item. Press: ALT+ENTER
To: Open Utility Manager. Press: +U
To: Open Utility Manager. Press: Windows Key+U
To: Restores minimized windows. Press: Windows Key+Shift+M
To: Open the Run dialog box. Press: Windows Key+R
To: Minimize all windows. Press: Windows Key+M
To: Display Windows Help. Press: Windows Key+F1
To: Search for a file or folder Press: Windows Key+F
To: Open My Computer. Press: Windows Key+E
To: Show the desktop. Press: Windows Key+D
To: Display the System Properties dialog box. Press: Windows Key+BREAK
To: Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain Press: Windows Key+ L
To: Display or hide the Start menu. Press: Windows Key
To: Carry out the corresponding command. Press: Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
To: Move forward through options in a dialog box Press: TAB
To: Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box in a dialog box. Press: SPACEBAR
To: Move backward through options in a dialog box. Press: SHIFT+TAB
To: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. Press: SHIFT+F10
To: Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. Press: SHIFT+DELETE
To: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. Press: SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
To: Prevent the CD from automatically playing. Press: SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive
To: Switch StickyKeys on and off. Press: SHIFT five times